The payments landscape is undergoing tremendous changes around – and more particularly in Africa.
Kathy Gibson attended Sibos to Africa 2019 in Midrand to find out what’s driving innovation in the industry.
Hyperconnectivity to drive payments in Africa
When it comes to innovation in banking and payments, Africa can actually teach the western tech giants a thing or two.
Arthur Goldstuck, CEO of World Wide Worx, points out that tech leaders like Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella come to Africa to learn how we do things.
“If we solve the problems of Africa, we solve the problems of the world,” he quotes Nadella as saying.
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Platforms key for changing African payments landscape
The payments landscape has changed dramatically over the years and the African market, in particular, is due for more shake-ups in the future.
In fact, the entire world of banking is undergoing massive changes, says Chris Hamilton, CEO of BankservAfrica.
“The people that are doing well are conceptualising banking in a different way,” he says.
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